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, romney loses georgia. you have a very, very bad week in presidency. >> reporter: he says he was attacking the president's faith. >> trac, yerey pots. thank you. >> sus suspicions that the country is skretly launching an ie atomic bomb. >> iran remains defiant in the face of international pressure. the oil industry announced it was cutting off oil supplies to britain and france after the european union imposed saxs. there are a few signs that iran intends to back down from its nuclear path. weste western diplomats and at an underground city but lacks some of the key e kwinment. they entered the med titerranea by the suz canal. this is only the second time this happened since 19d 79. at the same time, the foreign minister resumed quickly talks with world powers after those talks collapsed a year ago. >> and that was ali aruzi in teheran. >>> a shoot out at a drive through market in cincinnati. surveillance video shows two armed men walking up to the clerk, emptying the register and then opening fire. he told
, romney loses georgia. you have a very, very bad week in presidency. >> reporter: he says he was attacking the president's faith. >> trac, yerey pots. thank you. >> sus suspicions that the country is skretly launching an ie atomic bomb. >> iran remains defiant in the face of international pressure. the oil industry announced it was cutting off oil supplies to britain and france after the european union imposed saxs. there are a few signs that iran intends to back down...
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so there are all kinds of different gymnastics being performed by the romney campaign last week. they have tried to sell us this trickle down, tax cut fairy dust before and guess what, it doesn't work. >> the romney campaign responded to those words saying, "president obama recently said the biggest regret was not telling better stories, he's trying to make up for it now, but his stories aren't true." dick cheney is clarifying his recent comment about sarah palin when he said it was a "mistake" for john mccain to pick palin as his running mate. he tried to walk back those remarks. >> it wasn't against the palin or the basic process he used. my problem dealt with the process in terms of that basic requirement. is this person prepared to step in to be president when they are picked. it was my judgment, i was asked if i thought the mccain process in '08 was well done and i thought it was a mistake. it's not a criticism of governor palin as it is i just thought it was not -- the process didn't meet the standards i would like to see our candidate pursue when they pick a running mate.
so there are all kinds of different gymnastics being performed by the romney campaign last week. they have tried to sell us this trickle down, tax cut fairy dust before and guess what, it doesn't work. >> the romney campaign responded to those words saying, "president obama recently said the biggest regret was not telling better stories, he's trying to make up for it now, but his stories aren't true." dick cheney is clarifying his recent comment about sarah palin when he said it...
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it's romney hood. >> should be pretty easy for romney to top romney hood. >> we have been watching the president say a lot of things about me and my policies and they are not right. if i were to coin a term, it would be obama loney. >> how can a guy who looks so much like don draper be so bad at writing ad copy? everybody loves bologna. at least try for a meat nobody likes. o bali ve loaf and you counter with barack wufrt. >> it won't be long until he announces his running mate. it's a short list and stephen colbert wanted keith ellison of minnesota, a democrat to be ready if the call comes. >> for mitt romney said keith ellison, i want you to be my vice president. would you take it? >> no, sir. >> you say that now, you but you don't know what's going to play. let's roll play. ring, ring. ring, ring. >> hello. >> please hold for governor romney. ♪ >> keith. >> hey, how are you doing, sir? >> keith, ha ha ha ha ha. now then, keith. you know i'm running for president of the united states. >> yes, sir. >> well, it has been made clear that i need a vice presidential candidate and i was h
it's romney hood. >> should be pretty easy for romney to top romney hood. >> we have been watching the president say a lot of things about me and my policies and they are not right. if i were to coin a term, it would be obama loney. >> how can a guy who looks so much like don draper be so bad at writing ad copy? everybody loves bologna. at least try for a meat nobody likes. o bali ve loaf and you counter with barack wufrt. >> it won't be long until he announces his...
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romney spoke about this. i want to play the clip. >> you said it was the most wounding thing in the campaign. >> the dog loved it. >> but the dog got sicked. >> we travelled all the time and he ate the turkey on the counter. i mean, he had the runs. >> so if people don't understand the story we are referring to a family vacation the family took where they strapped the irish setter to the roof of the car and decided to have an accident and was streaking down the window. it was a profile piece that he drove the car to the side and hosed it off. is the romney campaign sick of this story? this is one of the latest national interviews mitt romney and shamus the dog. >> it was on the cover of new yorker magazine. i mean, tha romney campaign is never happy when this subject comes up in interviews. this was his first big network interview talking about the dog t. is an old story told to show how romney demonstrated that he was efficient in his family life and it's turned out was used heavily by the republicans in the
romney spoke about this. i want to play the clip. >> you said it was the most wounding thing in the campaign. >> the dog loved it. >> but the dog got sicked. >> we travelled all the time and he ate the turkey on the counter. i mean, he had the runs. >> so if people don't understand the story we are referring to a family vacation the family took where they strapped the irish setter to the roof of the car and decided to have an accident and was streaking down the...
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mitt romney is hoping to finally win a victory in the south. nbc's tracie potts joins us live from washington with details. >> reporter: the south has been a challenge for mitt romney, he's a tough time winning over his conservatives. run of his rivals said if he wins the nomination, maybe the party should consider turning its back on its nominee. four more years of president obama is better than mitt romney. >> stay with what we have, instead of taking a risk with what may be the etch-a-sketch candidate for the future. >> reporter: newt gingrich disagrees, if romney is the nominee, all republicans should back him. >> there is no doubt in my mind, that if the choice is governor romney or barack obama, we would have no choice. this guy is a disaster. he's both radical and incompetent. the combination is almost unimaginable. >> reporter: romney's advisers are he's behind santorum by double digits one day before louisiana's primary. but instead of playing catch-up there, on thursday, romfy was courting lawmakers on capitol hill. outside that event
mitt romney is hoping to finally win a victory in the south. nbc's tracie potts joins us live from washington with details. >> reporter: the south has been a challenge for mitt romney, he's a tough time winning over his conservatives. run of his rivals said if he wins the nomination, maybe the party should consider turning its back on its nominee. four more years of president obama is better than mitt romney. >> stay with what we have, instead of taking a risk with what may be the...
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and i will be proud to support mitt romney and do everything i can to help him win. >> mitt romney wants the president to call the movers displaying the confidence of a presumptive republican nominee. >> that's what i like to say. the president i'm sure wants another four years but the first years didn't go so well. >> romney's swagger might be emboldened by a new poll that shows him holding a slim edge but other polls discount that result. the romney campaign continues to push forward while his team tries to minimize any damages by the remarks. peter alexander joins me now. mitt romney made these remarks. how are senior campaign aides reacting to this info being reported? >> romney's advisors and supporters say he has hinted at these ideas in the past. they are ideas. that he is trying to flush out right now. none of these are hard and fast policies. it appears the romney campaign like the rest of us were watching the skies today as the shuttle went overhead. as soon as it handed they didn't waste time and put out an e-mail going back to the campaign specifically saying if americans thi
and i will be proud to support mitt romney and do everything i can to help him win. >> mitt romney wants the president to call the movers displaying the confidence of a presumptive republican nominee. >> that's what i like to say. the president i'm sure wants another four years but the first years didn't go so well. >> romney's swagger might be emboldened by a new poll that shows him holding a slim edge but other polls discount that result. the romney campaign continues to...
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be future president romney's plan. he'll take things from the ryan plan. he wants to make it bipartisan. >> does that include, for example -- >> here's the thing, jose, that we have to -- we have to realize, and it's irresponsible to manage it politically the way the president and his administration has done. medicare is going to go bankrupt and social security to a lesser degree is also in trouble. medicare will go bankrupt unless we fix it. so governor romney and paul ryan want to fix medicare. they want to strengthen it for future generations. >> let me get an answer from you with all due respect. that going to talk about it? >> of course, of course, we have to talk about it. of course, of course. president obama is taking $700 billion out of medicare to fund his new obama plan. that doesn't make sense. of course we have to talk about it. this is a serious campaign. >> yeah, i agree with you. >> we're talking about issues and problems that need to be solved. >> i agree with you. and one of the biggest issues, doesn'
be future president romney's plan. he'll take things from the ryan plan. he wants to make it bipartisan. >> does that include, for example -- >> here's the thing, jose, that we have to -- we have to realize, and it's irresponsible to manage it politically the way the president and his administration has done. medicare is going to go bankrupt and social security to a lesser degree is also in trouble. medicare will go bankrupt unless we fix it. so governor romney and paul ryan want to...
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romney got the news, mr. gingrich's super pac has bought up time for six million dollars worth of anti-mitt romney tv ads in florida. one of the reasons mitt romney was seen as the inevitable candidate on the republican side because of the so-called money primary. that is the way the beltway talks about it, the primary and the more important money primary. a candidate showing the ability to build a base of donors and raise money for the campaign. mitt romney won the money primary this year, early and hugely. but now it turns out thanks to citizens united there is no money primary anymore, it was cancelled. newt gingrich doesn't have a donor base, he hasn't proven any ability to raise money in state after state, event after event. newt gingrich it turns out only has to raise money with one family in nevada. the adelson family, casino money have given $10 million to newt gingrich's super pac. after citizens united the money is on tap. anybody can level the playing field in terms of money. all you need is one fu
romney got the news, mr. gingrich's super pac has bought up time for six million dollars worth of anti-mitt romney tv ads in florida. one of the reasons mitt romney was seen as the inevitable candidate on the republican side because of the so-called money primary. that is the way the beltway talks about it, the primary and the more important money primary. a candidate showing the ability to build a base of donors and raise money for the campaign. mitt romney won the money primary this year,...
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romney tried to attack. romney drew a little bit of blood but gingrich didn't have to go to the hospital in any of those jabs. he evaded any question asked of him. >> i think romney came at him with a kind of jewel and gold encrusted letter opener. it was kind of sad. you could see him practicing his lines in his hotel room. i have to question gingrich a little bit, because he did seem tired and older, but i think he showed up in this debate wanting to be grandfather. florida is a state known to be at least a third senior citizens. gingrich positioned himself for florida. you've seen him attack a little on immigration. i think it was a pretty smart strategy. >> romney gained some openings tonight. he played presidential demeanor, is what he did. here's mitt romney's answer to immigration. it's another new one. here we go. >> governor romney, there's one thing i'm confused about. you say you don't want to go and round up people and deport them, but you also say they would have to go back to their home countri
romney tried to attack. romney drew a little bit of blood but gingrich didn't have to go to the hospital in any of those jabs. he evaded any question asked of him. >> i think romney came at him with a kind of jewel and gold encrusted letter opener. it was kind of sad. you could see him practicing his lines in his hotel room. i have to question gingrich a little bit, because he did seem tired and older, but i think he showed up in this debate wanting to be grandfather. florida is a state...
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then you get romney. no one is actually trying to win the confidence of the marketplace with their authenticity. they are simply relying on their secret-rich friends to annihilate the trust wworthines of their opponent without actually feeling the need to develop their own brand because they are in a closed system with limited choice. >> i actually am surprised. one of the things that happened is half the time, we have seen a few candidates over the years set off down that path and they get into the mud slinging and get drown in. i absolutely think it's critical and we have a big problem around the world today around young people, youth unemployment, and the issues there. if you really want to engage and get the youth vote on board, these are the new rules to how you have to behave. somebody somewhere will come along. we're also seeing the model and role of government has changed. the sopa legislation, the threatened hearing legislation. google decide to stage a protest. they are so powerful they can make
then you get romney. no one is actually trying to win the confidence of the marketplace with their authenticity. they are simply relying on their secret-rich friends to annihilate the trust wworthines of their opponent without actually feeling the need to develop their own brand because they are in a closed system with limited choice. >> i actually am surprised. one of the things that happened is half the time, we have seen a few candidates over the years set off down that path and they...
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mitt romney, in the republican coalition, more resistant to mitt romney in the republican presidential primaries, he had a nomination locked up and still voting for rick santorum in primaries. it's a huge group, about 44% of the republican party. they are very hostile to mitt romney and equally or much more hostile to barack obama. so romney himself can't go to that group with much credibility but a guy like ralph reed, believe it or not, still can. >> i look at the -- to serial if reed and tim phillips and these anti-voting rights people out there at the same time, to me it's like the rats who survived the sinking ss abramoff. i can't believe they are in public at all. but their very survival maybe ought to be sentiment to how good they are at playing the political game. as a liberal i look at the right like that and think, wow, rib brals cannot survive hardball politics stuff. am i just being liberal about that, though? is the left just as good at playing this game? >> i think we're seeing real differences between the two parties. voter i.d., when we talk about the effect that that c
mitt romney, in the republican coalition, more resistant to mitt romney in the republican presidential primaries, he had a nomination locked up and still voting for rick santorum in primaries. it's a huge group, about 44% of the republican party. they are very hostile to mitt romney and equally or much more hostile to barack obama. so romney himself can't go to that group with much credibility but a guy like ralph reed, believe it or not, still can. >> i look at the -- to serial if reed...
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romney. hey, liberals, are they fighting good enough now? reid himself weighed in today saying the whole controversy would end very quickly if mitt romney would just release his income tax returns, just like everybody else that runs for president. today marked the fifth time he reiterated his initial charges. he refuses to slow down and the president's top advisers are not asking reid to hit the brakes. >> well, it was governor romney's father pioneered the release of tax returns when he ran for president, gave out 12 years of tax returns because he said one year can be misleading. why don't they just put this to rest? what is it that he's hiding? >> i have never seen anyone jump through more hoops to say, a, that somebody is lying but also not put out a document that would prove what the real truth is. >> only senator reid knows his source, which he discussed, and i would refer you to that. >> there's a big reason why no one in the democratic party is telling harry reid to reveal his source
romney. hey, liberals, are they fighting good enough now? reid himself weighed in today saying the whole controversy would end very quickly if mitt romney would just release his income tax returns, just like everybody else that runs for president. today marked the fifth time he reiterated his initial charges. he refuses to slow down and the president's top advisers are not asking reid to hit the brakes. >> well, it was governor romney's father pioneered the release of tax returns when he...
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everything is heightened with romney. he's coming to the republican nomination at the worst time for somebody with his background. he's suspected of being a moderate and got the nomination not by running as a moderate but by saying actually, i was hiding it before but i totally agree with you now. he ran a very conservative platform. the republican party will take the most conservative platform. he gets the nomination but gave the conservative base everything it wants. they want somebody like them that's opposed to lily led better pay act. she's saying one of the signature achievements was a good thing and number two, i disagree with the conservative base that i just spent the five years telling they can trust me. he can't pick that fight. at the same time the can't say everything they want him to say and that will give away just how extreme the republican party base has become in the obama era. he trying to straggle it by saying i wouldn't get rid of it but saying if a republican congress sign a repeal bill, would you si
everything is heightened with romney. he's coming to the republican nomination at the worst time for somebody with his background. he's suspected of being a moderate and got the nomination not by running as a moderate but by saying actually, i was hiding it before but i totally agree with you now. he ran a very conservative platform. the republican party will take the most conservative platform. he gets the nomination but gave the conservative base everything it wants. they want somebody like...
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>> i think first of all everything we know about the romney campaign and about mitt romney is that he seems to be by nature a very cautious person. and so he had just yesterday appointed a very close aid, beth myers to oversee this. i think what he is going to be looking for is great discretion. i wood think, again, based on what we have seen of him that he is going to pick somebody who is probably pretty well known, maybe has been through a senate conformati conformation. i think this is not a campaign that likes surprises. >> back to you here, steve. does it limit his choices because of what happened in 2008 with the g.o.p. vice presidential nominee. >> i think it will be his instijt. i this is going to be a close election. i think john mccain was in the i got to throw a long ball to get myself in contention which turned out to be wrong. >> who is beth myers? >> he's picked somebody who he trusts and is on the staff. that is a sign that he is going to hold this very close and do it very routinely but in the right way. >> so karen, what's going on right now as beth myers begins the s
>> i think first of all everything we know about the romney campaign and about mitt romney is that he seems to be by nature a very cautious person. and so he had just yesterday appointed a very close aid, beth myers to oversee this. i think what he is going to be looking for is great discretion. i wood think, again, based on what we have seen of him that he is going to pick somebody who is probably pretty well known, maybe has been through a senate conformati conformation. i think this is...
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the question is did romney grab the right man. the obama campaign meanwhile immediately lashed out at paul ryan zeroing in on the ryan budget that favors the rich and guts medicare. will romney embrace the ryan budget in way he has not until now? mark halperin joins us live to sort through the ryan pick. >>> london officially puts out the flame in a closing ceremony that ranged from the who to one direction or one d as we call them on the fan sites. the question is what was your favorite part of the
the question is did romney grab the right man. the obama campaign meanwhile immediately lashed out at paul ryan zeroing in on the ryan budget that favors the rich and guts medicare. will romney embrace the ryan budget in way he has not until now? mark halperin joins us live to sort through the ryan pick. >>> london officially puts out the flame in a closing ceremony that ranged from the who to one direction or one d as we call them on the fan sites. the question is what was your...
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if you look at what they have been doing how they went after mitt romney and mitt romney who can't help tell us how rich and how many cadillacs he has but now you have santorum using this idea about college. i think the words are really important. it's not just when he talked about college and religious liberty in a divisive way to pit one group against the other. it's again thp idea that we should have multiple pathways for people to be successful, to be healthy, to be free in this country, and instead, he is really twisting it into a very divisive, anti-if you aspear for something bigger than there's something wrong with you and thst an elitist. >> it's really politically stupid of him. in the last ten days he's against sex, college and he's against j.f.k. who remains one of our most popular presidents. what this is all doing and mitt romney beating up on big bird, as if that's going to balance the budget, what is this doing? it's driving independents back into the obama column. if you're in some degree of despair, here your best chance of winning this next presidential election, winn
if you look at what they have been doing how they went after mitt romney and mitt romney who can't help tell us how rich and how many cadillacs he has but now you have santorum using this idea about college. i think the words are really important. it's not just when he talked about college and religious liberty in a divisive way to pit one group against the other. it's again thp idea that we should have multiple pathways for people to be successful, to be healthy, to be free in this country,...
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lead on mitt romney as the romney campaign uses a new television ad to try to make nice with republicans. but first, we have new details, i suppose about the famous unnamed source that allegedly told senator harry reid that mitt romney paid no federal income taxes for ten years. here is reid's deputy communications director jose parra. >> all we can say is that we're comfortable with this person. this person is an investor in bain capital. a republican also, and somebody who, you know, who has been dealing with mr. romney's company for a long, long time. and he had direct knowledge of this. >> after that sound bite fopped up on the huffington post, he released a retraction saying i do not know the affiliate of the source or how long he invested with bain. democrats and the obama campaign are intent on making him pay the full cost of this secrecy. mitt romney's secret tax returns are the subject of a just released tell advice ad from president obama's reelection campaign. >> did romney pay 10% in taxes? 5%? zero. we don't know. but we do know that romney personally approved $76 million of
lead on mitt romney as the romney campaign uses a new television ad to try to make nice with republicans. but first, we have new details, i suppose about the famous unnamed source that allegedly told senator harry reid that mitt romney paid no federal income taxes for ten years. here is reid's deputy communications director jose parra. >> all we can say is that we're comfortable with this person. this person is an investor in bain capital. a republican also, and somebody who, you know,...
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romney. because here's what he had to say about mourdock. >> we got to get this guy elected in the u.s. senate, you know that? >> mr. romney's made even more friends than just that. this year's list of speakers at the republican national convention is an all star lineup of far right republican governors. there's ohio governor kasich. the man who launched a war against unions in ohio. governor nicki haley who pushed south carolina's voter i.d. law. and how about governor suzanna martinez? she slammed the dream act. even her own grandparents were undocumented immigrants. and last but not least, governor 36% approval scott. the man responsible for the voter purge. the man who wants to drug test welfare folks. take a look because these people give an idea of what mr. romney would offer in the white house. and the president has made that clear. >> this time they want even bigger tax cuts for the wealthiest americans. this time they want even deeper cuts to things like education and medicare and re
romney. because here's what he had to say about mourdock. >> we got to get this guy elected in the u.s. senate, you know that? >> mr. romney's made even more friends than just that. this year's list of speakers at the republican national convention is an all star lineup of far right republican governors. there's ohio governor kasich. the man who launched a war against unions in ohio. governor nicki haley who pushed south carolina's voter i.d. law. and how about governor suzanna...
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these new romney campaign mailers allege. let's face facts with king gingrich, you never have the peace of mind that you've gotten to the bottom of his sleaze. newt gingrich, unethical,er rattic, reckless. they may be exactly what the conservative base wants to go up against the president. someone who will say anything, do anything. perhaps not someone not like mitt romney who offers his version of fired up today in jacksonville. >> now we're getting ready for another debate tonight, i can't wait. it's going to be fun again. we're going to have choice times talking about the president and his failures. if y'all can get there, we'd love to see you there. no tickets. just storm in. >> i'm sure they be storming in. as mitt and newt battle it out, how is the president taking off this steaming rhetoric. to hear him in a univision interview, cool as a cucumber. >> whoever their nominee is, they represent ideas that i think are wrong for america. >> let's get more with our panel. david corn, washington bureau chief and jonathan cape
these new romney campaign mailers allege. let's face facts with king gingrich, you never have the peace of mind that you've gotten to the bottom of his sleaze. newt gingrich, unethical,er rattic, reckless. they may be exactly what the conservative base wants to go up against the president. someone who will say anything, do anything. perhaps not someone not like mitt romney who offers his version of fired up today in jacksonville. >> now we're getting ready for another debate tonight, i...
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governor romney said he wouldn't. governor romney said it was tragic that we entered the iraq war. one of the reasons that al qaeda strengthened during the last decade was our focus in iraq. so we are happy to have this debate and we'll have it obviously -- >> was this an intelligence failure? >> no. this was an event obviously, a complex event. we're only talking about a matter of weeks here. so as information was arrived at, as determinations were made, that was shared with the american people. and i think again the focus needs to be how do we make sure that our facilities and ambassadors and our personnel are secure going forward. and that's what the focus is on. >> as you know, the chairman of the homeland security committee has called for susan rice to resign. >> she's done an excellent job for this country and this administration. >> ben ghazi is so bad that the fbi can't even go in and investigate. what about the fact that there are military operations to find ambassador stephens' killers? what is america doing to change the trajectory in libya? >> well, i'm not going to spe
governor romney said he wouldn't. governor romney said it was tragic that we entered the iraq war. one of the reasons that al qaeda strengthened during the last decade was our focus in iraq. so we are happy to have this debate and we'll have it obviously -- >> was this an intelligence failure? >> no. this was an event obviously, a complex event. we're only talking about a matter of weeks here. so as information was arrived at, as determinations were made, that was shared with the...
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this is a big moment if romney can make this case. this is a place where he can make that case stronger. >> two new polls that show that conservatives have reason to believe concerned. qui quinnpiac and in florida, in south carolina, he was seen as a fighter but is that image nowfi florida? >> i think we're going to see the numbers change from state to state. obviously florida is a swing state. voters there are very attuen tao what it might look like. the leb the electability is one. i expect that we will see these figures go back and forth with fr state to state. it's keeping romney in the game in florida. >> great to see you both this morning. thank you. >>> coming up next, one in five home sales in the u.s. are foreclosures. is there real help out there for struggling homeowners? we're going to answer that question. yoo-hoo. hello. it's water from the drinking fountain at the mall. [ male announcer ] great tasting tap water can come from any faucet anywhere. the brita bottle with the filter inside. it's real milk full of calcium an
this is a big moment if romney can make this case. this is a place where he can make that case stronger. >> two new polls that show that conservatives have reason to believe concerned. qui quinnpiac and in florida, in south carolina, he was seen as a fighter but is that image nowfi florida? >> i think we're going to see the numbers change from state to state. obviously florida is a swing state. voters there are very attuen tao what it might look like. the leb the electability is...
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it's romney hood. >> reporter: ohio senator rob portman on romney's vp short list was quick to counter. >> consumer confidence is the lowest it's been this year. manufacturing the la
it's romney hood. >> reporter: ohio senator rob portman on romney's vp short list was quick to counter. >> consumer confidence is the lowest it's been this year. manufacturing the la
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i think he's lying about his statement of knowing something about romney. so, this is what's wrong -- >> that's pretty stiff. you think a democrat -- you think the leader of the senate is lying? >> yeah, i really do. i think he's created an issue here. i think he's making things up. and at a time when the country is just about to fall apart. >> well, in an interview with politico on sunday, reid's chief of staff responded to republicans, saying "they're a bunch of cowards and they're avoiding the issue. lindsey graham, reince priebus, they're a bunch of henchmen for romney and they're all reading off the same talking points. they can't hold a candy to harry reid." while the obama campaign says it is not connected to the comments, adviser robert gibbs did offer some advice to mitt romney. >> we could put all this stuff to rest tomorrow. mitt romney can go to kinko's, he can photocopy his tax returns. there are several hundred pages. he could hand them out to people like cnn. he could hand them out to reporters all over the country, and you know what, we woul
i think he's lying about his statement of knowing something about romney. so, this is what's wrong -- >> that's pretty stiff. you think a democrat -- you think the leader of the senate is lying? >> yeah, i really do. i think he's created an issue here. i think he's making things up. and at a time when the country is just about to fall apart. >> well, in an interview with politico on sunday, reid's chief of staff responded to republicans, saying "they're a bunch of cowards...
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obama and the democrats are talking about mitt romney's paycheck, and mitt romney and the republicans are talking about peoples' paychecks. i have been in the campaigns when we start to talk about this guy's money and that guy's money -- >> and congress needs to talk about american's paychecks, and that's help to have a payroll tax. >> what is the republican growth strategy, david? what is it they say would have led to a stronger recovery had a republican been there? >> there's a big fundamental tax reform. the president doesn't want to do and i do not understand. there's a big entitlement approach. give people different options. those are big policies. the advantage the republicans have, and i can go plus or minus as to whether or not they will win this thing. they have different policies. the president decided to coast on the small policies. the big debt, big jobs problem, growth problems, and they are going with digitalized things. >> and the americans have come to expect their medicare will be there for them, and it's not a way to deal with economic growth. there's a problem. the
obama and the democrats are talking about mitt romney's paycheck, and mitt romney and the republicans are talking about peoples' paychecks. i have been in the campaigns when we start to talk about this guy's money and that guy's money -- >> and congress needs to talk about american's paychecks, and that's help to have a payroll tax. >> what is the republican growth strategy, david? what is it they say would have led to a stronger recovery had a republican been there? >>...
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this is not an election about mitt romney, it's about bill clinton. the killing of unites americans, terrific ad by bill clinton that is not the top issue. it's what is happening to the jobless rates, can people afford a college education and home. we talk about it being six months to the election, the fact is in this period of time in the spring and early summer when attitudes about the candidates get set and harder and harder to change. we saw that in 1996 when the clinton campaign defined bob dole before he had a chance to define himself, that never got close. this is a period when i think we will see an onslaught of ads trying to tear down the other guy. >> you also wonder and taking off on karl rove's point, whether or not all this negativity and you and i talked about this before, howard, people do negative ads because they work. if erie starting to talk a couple billion dollars worth of ads, majority being negative, people getting pounded for six months, could it have the effect of depressing turnout? >> yes, absolutely. i think negative ads wo
this is not an election about mitt romney, it's about bill clinton. the killing of unites americans, terrific ad by bill clinton that is not the top issue. it's what is happening to the jobless rates, can people afford a college education and home. we talk about it being six months to the election, the fact is in this period of time in the spring and early summer when attitudes about the candidates get set and harder and harder to change. we saw that in 1996 when the clinton campaign defined...
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romney and his friends want to cut medicaid, throw children off of health insurance. they want to cut medicare, cut social security and they are going to war against the poorest people in this country. i think that is a moral -- just an immoral position to take. i would not want to be a republican defending a position that says not only do we think that the wealthy should not be asked to pay more, we believe the wealthy should be able to pay less. >> yes. >> while we cut programs that the mid class desperately needs. how would you like to campaign on that position. >> lean forward request "the ed show," 8:00 eastern, right here on msnbc, the place for politics. >>> the u.s. combat role in afghanistan will end next year, defense secretary leon panetta says american and other international forces in afghanistan expect to end their combat role in 2013. but continue training and advising afghan forces. on his way to a nato defense minister's meeting in europe, he said the goal is to have the afghans take the lead role in fighting the taliban. panetta says the reduced role
romney and his friends want to cut medicaid, throw children off of health insurance. they want to cut medicare, cut social security and they are going to war against the poorest people in this country. i think that is a moral -- just an immoral position to take. i would not want to be a republican defending a position that says not only do we think that the wealthy should not be asked to pay more, we believe the wealthy should be able to pay less. >> yes. >> while we cut programs...
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. >>> the soccer team supports romney. no one is sure romney likes soccer. that's your morning dish of scrambled politics. >>> now here is your "first look." the dow opens at 12,871 after losing eight points yesterday but the s&p was up three, the nasdaq added 16. taking a look at overseas trading this morning in tokyo, the nikkei gained 63 points while hong kong, the hang seng shot up 294. >>> stocks struggled to stay out of the redmond after some sobering economic data. news that u.s. manufacturing shrank. industrial stocks took a beating. best buy jumped 6% on reports that its founder is nearing a deal to take the company private. and am blend pharmaceutical rose after bristol myers agreed to buy it. dow won it's bid to acquire software maker quest. drug giant glaxosmithkline agreed to pay $3 billion the largest fine ever in a health care fraud case for years illegal practices including kickbacks, soft advertising and failure to warn of health risks. >>> elsewhere microsoft admitted more than $6 billion it spent buying an ad company went to waste. >> barc
. >>> the soccer team supports romney. no one is sure romney likes soccer. that's your morning dish of scrambled politics. >>> now here is your "first look." the dow opens at 12,871 after losing eight points yesterday but the s&p was up three, the nasdaq added 16. taking a look at overseas trading this morning in tokyo, the nikkei gained 63 points while hong kong, the hang seng shot up 294. >>> stocks struggled to stay out of the redmond after some...
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romney at 22%. gingrich at 15% and the rest following on. 78% of the republican electorate doesn't like mitt romney and those are not very good number if you think he will be the nominee. >> but juddson, look at your tea party favorite. in your own words, rick perry is falling in the polls faster than an out of control nasa satellite. michele bachmann know her campaign is on life support. why have these candidates let you down so badly? what's their problem? >> i don't know. i'm not going to say they've let us down. >> you said that falling -- you say they're falling like a nasa satellite. >> well, that is rick perry. he is falling like a nasa satellite. >> but eyour man. >> no, rick perry has never been my man. the tea party and the republicans are taking a good hard look at all these candidates. a lot of support solidified around michele bachmann early. when rick perry came in, it jumped to perry. now after perry's appalling debate performances, it has gone to cain and night gingrich is picking up
romney at 22%. gingrich at 15% and the rest following on. 78% of the republican electorate doesn't like mitt romney and those are not very good number if you think he will be the nominee. >> but juddson, look at your tea party favorite. in your own words, rick perry is falling in the polls faster than an out of control nasa satellite. michele bachmann know her campaign is on life support. why have these candidates let you down so badly? what's their problem? >> i don't know. i'm not...
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meanwhile, speculation over romney's choice of a running mate continues to swirl. nbc's clair laka is live for us this morning in washington, d.c. claire, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you, veronica. that is right. well, those tragic shootings at the milwaukee sikh temple that we just told you about quieted the campaign for at least a day, as president obama and republican challenger mitt romney, they expressed their condolences in written statements to the victims and their families. the campaigns are back under way now with an overnight release of the headliners taking shape for the republican national convention in tampa, which is just three weeks away. so far, the seven speakers named include florida governor rick scott, south carolina governor nikki haley and new mexico governor susana martinez, the first female governors of their states. former arkansas governor mike huckabee, ohio governor john kasich, senator john mccain and condoleezza rice are also scheduled to speak. the keynote speaker and others will be named closer to the event, as
meanwhile, speculation over romney's choice of a running mate continues to swirl. nbc's clair laka is live for us this morning in washington, d.c. claire, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you, veronica. that is right. well, those tragic shootings at the milwaukee sikh temple that we just told you about quieted the campaign for at least a day, as president obama and republican challenger mitt romney, they expressed their condolences in written statements to the victims and...
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mitt romney. there's been high-level talks between supporters of romney and the adelsons about eventually supporting mitt romney. it hasn't happened yet. instead they put $5 million into a super pac devoted to helping the gop hold on to control of the house. >> from the adelsons to the simpsons now, $22 million so far, i understand? >> that's correct. harold simmons is even more famous. he's thrown around checks of $500,000. he doesn't play favorites. he's given to most of the super pacs for most of the gop candidates during the primary. he's given to american crossroads, a big multicandidate republican super pac. he's really been everywhere. and he doesn't talk much to the press. he's given one major interview -- >> a bit of a recluse. i believe he gave that interview to "the journal." >> that's right. >> bob perry in texas, what's his story? >> he's had a real problem with lawsuits in his business. there was a famous case with tort lawsuits about mold in homes he's built and it's persuaded him t
mitt romney. there's been high-level talks between supporters of romney and the adelsons about eventually supporting mitt romney. it hasn't happened yet. instead they put $5 million into a super pac devoted to helping the gop hold on to control of the house. >> from the adelsons to the simpsons now, $22 million so far, i understand? >> that's correct. harold simmons is even more famous. he's thrown around checks of $500,000. he doesn't play favorites. he's given to most of the super...
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ory tel about mitt t romney is there is no story about mitt romney. the story they tell about barack obama is well he's always bad things. if you're trying to figure out well what is it that - what's the strategy here? how are we trying toin ts ra itorfi on their side. that's why they're so inefficient with their money. spending is a wreck. message is all over the place. that's why they're not having as big an impact and people thought they would. >> don't miss the unique take on politics and all the top stories on the el madow show at 9:00 eastern, the place for politics. >>> here's your "first look" at the other news going on around today. in utah, a dramatic rescue for a young deer that got trapped in a man hole earlier this week. poor guy. officers used a cinpeo lasso the spooked animal and hoist it to safety. the deer was then released back into the wild. >>> all right. beer drinkers may want to turn away for a mont. cases and cases of beer went from aovrnsemi that o higay took a turn too quickly. the stretch of highway was closed for three hours
ory tel about mitt t romney is there is no story about mitt romney. the story they tell about barack obama is well he's always bad things. if you're trying to figure out well what is it that - what's the strategy here? how are we trying toin ts ra itorfi on their side. that's why they're so inefficient with their money. spending is a wreck. message is all over the place. that's why they're not having as big an impact and people thought they would. >> don't miss the unique take on politics...
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and really making it a contest to be the non-mitt romney. let's say that it was only, you know, ron paul and rick santorum who ended up out of iowa having the hope of sustaining a campaign and all the other candidates either dropped away or de facto dropped away. that would benefit, you know -- that would hurt mitt romney, to have fewer competitors in it. so the more competitors there are for mitt romney's perspective, the better. so he would like to see that scenario that you just arti articulated play out where a bunch of these candidates continue to limp on and continue to divide the vote for the sort of anyone but mitt romney spot. >> it seems to me, the other interesting campaign that started today is chris christie has descended on iowa, in what seems to be the kind of new, very bald campaign for him to be the vp. our own andrea mitchell asked him about whether he would be accepting a potential nomination, if it's mitt romney, to be the vp. give a listen to what he said. >> all those decisions are going to be up to the nominee of the p
and really making it a contest to be the non-mitt romney. let's say that it was only, you know, ron paul and rick santorum who ended up out of iowa having the hope of sustaining a campaign and all the other candidates either dropped away or de facto dropped away. that would benefit, you know -- that would hurt mitt romney, to have fewer competitors in it. so the more competitors there are for mitt romney's perspective, the better. so he would like to see that scenario that you just arti...
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so when romney ran the 2002 winter olympics the huffington post reports in 2001 romney said, quote, we simply could not host games in salt lake if it were not for the enormous spending and services of the federal government. after these olympics romney is expected to pick a running mate with speculation centering on tim pawlenty and rob portman. he could do it friday before the start of the weekend bus trip, or next week in ohio. political wire reports we might get a tip on the vp choice by watching wikipedia. in 2008 sarah palin's wikipedia page was edited 68 times the day before john mccain announced her selection. so far none of the potential vp candidates have had a surge of wikipedia edits. politico reports ohio congressional candidate agana is defending a tweet she sent putting president obama in the company of adolf hitler, josef stalin, and mao zedong. she says the president's position on abortion makes it proper to include him with quote, leaders who have either committed or supported genocide. the democratic party of tennessee has disavowed mark clayton, who won the party's n
so when romney ran the 2002 winter olympics the huffington post reports in 2001 romney said, quote, we simply could not host games in salt lake if it were not for the enormous spending and services of the federal government. after these olympics romney is expected to pick a running mate with speculation centering on tim pawlenty and rob portman. he could do it friday before the start of the weekend bus trip, or next week in ohio. political wire reports we might get a tip on the vp choice by...
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take mitt romney abandoning the sensible romney care from his days as massachusetts governor. this conservative enacted universal health care. and then there's today's news of newt gingrich's newly discovered fib. "the wall street journal" uncovered a long-lost newt note newsletter from 2006, and in it gingrich hails romney care back when it was passed. gingrich even said the plan would be a model for the country, which it became, for obama. and that was a good thing. but now all republican contenders are aligned against it. in the real world, that original judgment would mark gingrich as a smart, common sense leader. but out in surreal iowa, it means he's unreliable and not conservative enough. this is funhouse mirror stuff, people. for now we're stuck with iowa. but even as we cover the caucuses, we should be asking ourselves if a major party should really be held hostage to a small group of ultra-conservatives who force ambitious politicians to purge themselves of every sane thought. anyway. that's my two cents. while we're waiting for the hate mail from des moines, let's b
take mitt romney abandoning the sensible romney care from his days as massachusetts governor. this conservative enacted universal health care. and then there's today's news of newt gingrich's newly discovered fib. "the wall street journal" uncovered a long-lost newt note newsletter from 2006, and in it gingrich hails romney care back when it was passed. gingrich even said the plan would be a model for the country, which it became, for obama. and that was a good thing. but now all...
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today romney adviser and former new hampshire governor john sununu said it is fair game to examine romney's record at bain but seconds later slammed the president's strategy. >> i think that the bain record as a whole is fair game. i think it is amazing that this president thinks that cherry picking some investments that did not work out that he is going to be able to somehow convince the american public that private equity investment is evil. >> and joining me now from "the washington post" nia malika henderson. when investments did not work out people lost and that is the job maybe of someone in that industry, but not the job as the president said of the person who leads this country. >> i think it's all fair game, and i want to applaud substance because so often with what i do for a living, you know, i go down these tangent roads getting caught up in conversations about bogus birth certificates or whether someone's dog should have been strapped to the roof of the car. the country is ailing. the economy is problematic, and we're having, i think, a really good conversation about who among
today romney adviser and former new hampshire governor john sununu said it is fair game to examine romney's record at bain but seconds later slammed the president's strategy. >> i think that the bain record as a whole is fair game. i think it is amazing that this president thinks that cherry picking some investments that did not work out that he is going to be able to somehow convince the american public that private equity investment is evil. >> and joining me now from "the...
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if romney's elected, 45%. that's down from may, which means he's moving if the wrong direction on the key metric. >> the problem is that i think that sam kind of hit on it. the romney campaign has been preparing for like two years, right? to run just on the economy. the economy is bad, elect me. they really didn't have a second act. so now that they're not winning on that argument because americans seem to have discounted the idea of the economy, they seem to be sort of even. that is within the margin of error. he this seem to be thinking one guy, the other guy, we don't think either of these guys controls the economy. i don't think the economy is any more what the electorate is looking at. they're evaluating these two people. and and mitt romney can't win that argument. so he's doing this backwards thing where he's going back and rung the primary again. which doesn't make sense. he's going back to rewin the primary. >> that's what strikes me as so strange. again, i'm not a political strategist. i've never got
if romney's elected, 45%. that's down from may, which means he's moving if the wrong direction on the key metric. >> the problem is that i think that sam kind of hit on it. the romney campaign has been preparing for like two years, right? to run just on the economy. the economy is bad, elect me. they really didn't have a second act. so now that they're not winning on that argument because americans seem to have discounted the idea of the economy, they seem to be sort of even. that is...
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his source on romney's undisclosed tax returns, after reid launched attacks that romney says are patently false, though he patently refuses to offer any proof. >> let me also say categorically, i have paid taxes every year, and a lot of
his source on romney's undisclosed tax returns, after reid launched attacks that romney says are patently false, though he patently refuses to offer any proof. >> let me also say categorically, i have paid taxes every year, and a lot of
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the president raises 70 million, perry 17 million, romney, 14 million. does that tell you something about the willingness of republicans to really support this man if he's raised only tens of thousands of dollars or hundreds of thousands even? >> right. yeah. if money is speech, then cain isn't hearing a lot of anything. he is riding high in polls, number one in nbc news and "the wall street journal" poll, but fund raising numbers don't match up. now it will be interesting to see what they look like in the next filing period, assuming herman cain is still the flavor of the month. >> of course. i was going to ask, goldy, do the fundraising figures indicate that while people may be entertained by him liking black walnut ice cream or 999 or any other phrase, the reality they won't donate money to the candidate. >> when a polster calls and asks if you will vote for a black candidate, i am not the one to say i'm not. the poll numbers are probably some of the softest we have seen in the history of modern polling. writing the check as jonathan said is indeed sp
the president raises 70 million, perry 17 million, romney, 14 million. does that tell you something about the willingness of republicans to really support this man if he's raised only tens of thousands of dollars or hundreds of thousands even? >> right. yeah. if money is speech, then cain isn't hearing a lot of anything. he is riding high in polls, number one in nbc news and "the wall street journal" poll, but fund raising numbers don't match up. now it will be interesting to...
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romney's backbone. mitt romney's backbone. it is a question raised over the resignation of romney's openly gay spokesman on foreign affa s affairs, richard grinnell, on the job for just two weeks and grinnell and the campaign say the sexuality has nothing to do with his decision. there was a lot of opposition from conservatives to this appointment. it was led by the anti-gay radio host brian fisher and he is taking credit for forcing mr. grenell off the romney team. take a listen. >> ladies and gentlemen, this is a huge win and it is a huge win for us in regard to mitt romney. i will flat out guarantee you he is not going to make this mace take again. there is no way in the world that mitt romney is going to put a homosexual activist in any position of importance in his campaign. >> that sounds like the republican party welcoming diversity. >> well, it is tragic for him to refer to it as a mistake and just the negative energy around that. i hope that the romney campaign can open their eyes and understand that when they see thi
romney's backbone. mitt romney's backbone. it is a question raised over the resignation of romney's openly gay spokesman on foreign affa s affairs, richard grinnell, on the job for just two weeks and grinnell and the campaign say the sexuality has nothing to do with his decision. there was a lot of opposition from conservatives to this appointment. it was led by the anti-gay radio host brian fisher and he is taking credit for forcing mr. grenell off the romney team. take a listen. >>...